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  Marital break-up may lead to eczema, muscle pain : Study

  Lifestyle | September 25, 2016 18:06 IST

  Marital break-up and divorce can cause physical ailments -- including eczema and muscle pain -- apart from emotional problems, suggests a new study. Around 60 per cent of people suffer physical symptoms, which might include

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  Fish oil helps to boost brain functioning, improves mood: Study

  Lifestyle | September 25, 2016 10:49 IST

  Fish oil helps to boosts brain functions and also improves mood as it contains Omega-3 fatty acids,according to a new study. Fish oil helps athletes and soldiers to manage intense training better. Fish oil content

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  People counting Facebook 'Likes' more prone to lose their purpose, claims a study

  September 22, 2016 20:16 IST

  People often write a post about themselves and upload a photo on Facebook, but those with a sense of purpose do not rely on Facebook ‘likes’ to feel good about themselves, a study said. The

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  NASA to study microbes aboard the International Space Station

  World | September 22, 2016 15:32 IST

  NASA astronauts in collaboration with the non-profit Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, will now explore the microbial environment on the International Space Station, said NASA. The International Space Station (ISS) is a unique built environment having

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  Watching sad films increases pain tolerance and makes feel good: Study

  Life | September 22, 2016 10:20 IST

  A new research by Oxford scientists has shown that watching films that reduce you to tears may increase your threshold for pain and boost feel-good chemicals in the brain.

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  Study categorises people into four basic personality types. Which type are you?

  Lifestyle | September 19, 2016 12:36 IST

  Optimistic, pessimistic, trusting and envious – these are the four major personality types that can be used to gauge the personality of the majority of people, a new study on human behaviour has concluded.

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  US world's most expensive country to give birth, reveals study

  World | September 16, 2016 10:23 IST

  The US is the most expensive place in the world for women to give birth, according to a new study The survey comprising of 14 developed countries undertaken by the UK medical journal The

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  Too much of brain activity can damage your memory, attention, suggests new study

  Lifestyle | August 24, 2016 19:27 IST

  Abnormally increased activity in the brain's hippocampus could lead to weakening of our memory and attention, suggests a new study. The hippocampus -- a part of the brain that sits within our temporal

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  People fall in love at fourth sight, not first: Study

  Lifestyle | August 23, 2016 14:42 IST

  A new study has suggested that love at first sight is a myth and lovers need to meet at least four times before Cupid's arrow strikes their hearts.

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  Playing Pokemon Go has health benefits too, claims study

  Lifestyle | August 21, 2016 14:36 IST

  Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in Texas have now suggetsed that the widely spread smartphone game Pokemon Go has heath benefits for its users. Pokemon Go stimulates substantial amounts of physical activity in

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  Anti-inflammatory drug may treat Alzheimer's disease, claims study

  Lifestyle | August 15, 2016 17:08 IST

  A commonly used anti-inflammatory drug may successfully treat Alzheimer's disease by reversing memory loss and brain inflammation, a new study claims. Mefenamic acid, a common Non-Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drug (NSAID), is routinely used for period

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  Black holes may be ‘back door’ to another world, claims study

  World | August 06, 2016 10:04 IST

  While physicists have been trying to unravel the mysteries of black holes for decades, a new study suggests that they may actually be ‘back doors’ to other parts of the universe.

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  Most of world's big animals may be extinct by 2100, warns study

  World | August 01, 2016 19:05 IST

  If drastic conservation measures are not taken then by end of the century most of the world's biggest and iconic animals could be extinct, a new study has warned. The threat is particularly dire

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  Late menstruation and menopause may increase women’s lifespan

  Lifestyle | July 28, 2016 17:18 IST

  A new study has revealed that late onset of puberty as well as late arrival of menopause is likely to increase the chances of women surviving up to 90 years.

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  Beware! Shaking a young child can be fatal

  Lifestyle | July 23, 2016 8:42 IST

  According to a recent survey, a majority of physicians in the US believe that shaking a young child can produce life-threatening pooling of blood outside the brain, severe retinal haemorrhage, coma or even death.

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  This is how aroma of garlic can come from breast milk

  Lifestyle | July 17, 2016 18:15 IST

  A new study has indicated that nursing mothers who ate garlic are likely to have evident aroma of garlic in their breast milk.

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  No dinosaurs didn't roar! They may have cooed and mumbled, reveals study

  World | July 12, 2016 18:40 IST

  Washington : Dinosaurs are often known for their terrifying roar , but it is likely that these prehistoric large creatures may have mumbled or cooed with closed mouths, according to a new study. According

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  Baby boys at higher risk of life-threatening pregnancy complications , study claims

  Lifestyle | July 12, 2016 18:00 IST

  Melbourne: New born baby boys are much more likely to experience potentially life threatening outcomes at birth than girls, a new study has revealed. According to a researchers at University of Adelaide in Australia and

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  Every 9th man, 30th woman at risk of sudden cardiac death

  Lifestyle | July 03, 2016 16:49 IST

  A recent study has revealed that nearly one in every nine men and one in every 30 women are at risk of experiencing sudden cardiac death, most before the age of 70.

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  In Britain, every eighth woman, tenth man is infertile: Study

  World | July 02, 2016 11:09 IST

  London: In what will be serious matter of concern for Britain, a new research has found out that at one in eight women and one in ten men in the country have experienced infertility, yet